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That is according to my lovely wife anyway :shemademe_smilie::thumbup:
Per her request, we picked up a Blue RT-S SE5 with CB/GPS. and a LOT of gear for us to go along with it..
Oh and the Two Brother Titanium Exhaust.. Love it BTW.. Installed it this morning before going to the office...
Little history....
About twenty years ago before I met my wife I was involved in a Motorcycle Accident that should have taken my life. In fact.. the three doctors comments to me (They worked on me) said not one out of 1000 would have lived. I am truly blessed and know it...
Lets just say... Stupid young adult with no helmet = IDIOT. Not a spec of dirt on my head after it was all said and done... But I needed my shoulder removed from my chest and skin replaced on my backside...
Did I mention IDIOT?
Anyway.. Not a chance in hockey sticks I will get back on two wheels...
When the Spyder first came out we looked at it off and on wanting to get one.
The past many years we have been riding Quads... Well my wife became injured at work and that slowed the riding to a crawl.
Then this past January our son was a passenger in an auto accident that took his live.. Driver walked away. Sigh... man this is hard to say....
Anyway... This is our 16 years of no vacations (Own a small business and worked Corporate America for to long) wrapped into one...
In the end... as soon as my wife saw the RT-S,..... She said we are getting one. Period... And like any good husband I listened to her every word and here we are
hyea::roflblack:
Hope to see many of you on the roads in the future... :2thumbs::2thumbs::doorag:
**Edit***
Day one First impressions.....
OK.. So the Odometer had two miles on it this morning... Now it has 74.
Likes.... Well, I have so many I will just highlight a few that stand out.....
Stability...
Seat...
Adjustable passenger pegs...
Options...
LCD...
Sound system...
Our dealer.. Very pleased with our choice...
Dislikes...
Front trunk closing... Do not see that lasting long... To hard to get it to latch, tried many different ways...
The TAKES FOREVER starting sequence... Seriously, this needs to change...
Left rear Helmet closure. Yeah, it is to small for my helmet, and my wife's it seems.. Not happy about that...
Cuts power out to soon when going from a dead stop to a right or left turn, throttle hammered... Now keep in mind I do know how to push, and feel the limits. Some say (In the past) That I am not happy unless I am on the line between to far and not to far... But I am no where near the limits of this bike at 15mph coming from a dead stop. Takes the fun out of it...
These should come with a Hand brake, or at least as an option. I reached for it three times today and grabbed air... Thankfully no real issue, just me going DOH...
I am 6'2".. The windscreen at full rise is to low.. My line of sight is right at the top.. So I have to drive with it down a inch or two in order to not have blurred vision (Eyes going from plastic to clear air).
Horn is to close to the blinker.. I am sure I will get used to it.. But To me there are to close for the "No look" flick of the finger when signaling...
Factory exhaust... Yeah I said it... :roflblack: And understand the target market was more towards the "Older" or correctly identified... "Matured/Seasoned" crowd... But it reminded me of a 1970's Chevy Impala with a power-glide Tranny spewing down the road.
Gas Mileage.... Wow.. 70 miles and I go from a full tank to a 1/4 tank? I bet the Analog gauge is the week link.. Or at least I hope so....
Anyway... I will post more in this first post as I go along a few times... Taking it with us this weekend to a trip we are going on... Going to northern Cali.. We see the weather is going to be 85f+hyea:hyea:hyea:
We got the new trailer all dialed in and ready to go... Can't wait to watch heads whip as they see us.... :spyder::shemademe_smilie::bowdown:
Day Four.... First real ride.....
Wow.... What a day!!! 86f... No clouds.... Nothing but road in front of us :yes::yes::yes:
Tried the GoPro camera... Very easy to use... But our mount decision was poor. I will try a new way tomorrow.
We drove to Shasta Dam.... They no longer allow vehicles on the Dam for the mass public. That sucked...
Then we went to Wiskeytown Lake...
In all we put a small but longest ride for us so far of 110 miles. Therapeutic to say the least :thumbup:
What a pleasure these RT's are. :2thumbs:
Day 5...
Well we road a few more hours today. We learned that the wind screen is wonderful at 40 mph and over. :2thumbs::doorag:
Couple of nit picky items....
1) Heat on the right side is a bit much. We are going to look into where it is coming from and look for a way to re-direct it or get some pliable heat shield. It was 85f here again today. Did not notice it at all this morning when the temps had been 70f.
2) The rear suspension is wonderful in soft... Until you go to turn at any speed over 40mph. Found that one setting above the lowest is perfect for cruising, and one below the highest works just fine for hwy/sport riding. We are very happy we chose to get the Rt-S with this feature. It makes the adjust-ability almost to easy
:roflblack:hyea:
3) Found that 17psi in the front and 28 rear works the best for our size/weight. Not what BRP suggests. After-all it is just suggested :thumbup:
4) We think we are going to change the front shocks to setting 4. The cornering is a bit tougher than we expected it to be. Almost like there is no power assist when in gear. We know there is because at a stop we cannot move the steering to easily.
Overall we are very happy we made this purchase.hyea:
Per her request, we picked up a Blue RT-S SE5 with CB/GPS. and a LOT of gear for us to go along with it..
Oh and the Two Brother Titanium Exhaust.. Love it BTW.. Installed it this morning before going to the office...
Little history....
About twenty years ago before I met my wife I was involved in a Motorcycle Accident that should have taken my life. In fact.. the three doctors comments to me (They worked on me) said not one out of 1000 would have lived. I am truly blessed and know it...
Lets just say... Stupid young adult with no helmet = IDIOT. Not a spec of dirt on my head after it was all said and done... But I needed my shoulder removed from my chest and skin replaced on my backside...
Did I mention IDIOT?
Anyway.. Not a chance in hockey sticks I will get back on two wheels...
When the Spyder first came out we looked at it off and on wanting to get one.
The past many years we have been riding Quads... Well my wife became injured at work and that slowed the riding to a crawl.
Then this past January our son was a passenger in an auto accident that took his live.. Driver walked away. Sigh... man this is hard to say....
Anyway... This is our 16 years of no vacations (Own a small business and worked Corporate America for to long) wrapped into one...
In the end... as soon as my wife saw the RT-S,..... She said we are getting one. Period... And like any good husband I listened to her every word and here we are
hyea::roflblack:Hope to see many of you on the roads in the future... :2thumbs::2thumbs::doorag:
**Edit***
Day one First impressions.....
OK.. So the Odometer had two miles on it this morning... Now it has 74.
Likes.... Well, I have so many I will just highlight a few that stand out.....
Stability...
Seat...
Adjustable passenger pegs...
Options...
LCD...
Sound system...
Our dealer.. Very pleased with our choice...
Dislikes...
Front trunk closing... Do not see that lasting long... To hard to get it to latch, tried many different ways...
The TAKES FOREVER starting sequence... Seriously, this needs to change...
Left rear Helmet closure. Yeah, it is to small for my helmet, and my wife's it seems.. Not happy about that...
Cuts power out to soon when going from a dead stop to a right or left turn, throttle hammered... Now keep in mind I do know how to push, and feel the limits. Some say (In the past) That I am not happy unless I am on the line between to far and not to far... But I am no where near the limits of this bike at 15mph coming from a dead stop. Takes the fun out of it...
These should come with a Hand brake, or at least as an option. I reached for it three times today and grabbed air... Thankfully no real issue, just me going DOH...
I am 6'2".. The windscreen at full rise is to low.. My line of sight is right at the top.. So I have to drive with it down a inch or two in order to not have blurred vision (Eyes going from plastic to clear air).
Horn is to close to the blinker.. I am sure I will get used to it.. But To me there are to close for the "No look" flick of the finger when signaling...
Factory exhaust... Yeah I said it... :roflblack: And understand the target market was more towards the "Older" or correctly identified... "Matured/Seasoned" crowd... But it reminded me of a 1970's Chevy Impala with a power-glide Tranny spewing down the road.
Gas Mileage.... Wow.. 70 miles and I go from a full tank to a 1/4 tank? I bet the Analog gauge is the week link.. Or at least I hope so....
Anyway... I will post more in this first post as I go along a few times... Taking it with us this weekend to a trip we are going on... Going to northern Cali.. We see the weather is going to be 85f+
hyea:hyea:hyea:We got the new trailer all dialed in and ready to go... Can't wait to watch heads whip as they see us.... :spyder::shemademe_smilie::bowdown:
Day Four.... First real ride.....
Wow.... What a day!!! 86f... No clouds.... Nothing but road in front of us :yes::yes::yes:
Tried the GoPro camera... Very easy to use... But our mount decision was poor. I will try a new way tomorrow.
We drove to Shasta Dam.... They no longer allow vehicles on the Dam for the mass public. That sucked...
Then we went to Wiskeytown Lake...
In all we put a small but longest ride for us so far of 110 miles. Therapeutic to say the least :thumbup:
What a pleasure these RT's are. :2thumbs:
Day 5...
Well we road a few more hours today. We learned that the wind screen is wonderful at 40 mph and over. :2thumbs::doorag:
Couple of nit picky items....
1) Heat on the right side is a bit much. We are going to look into where it is coming from and look for a way to re-direct it or get some pliable heat shield. It was 85f here again today. Did not notice it at all this morning when the temps had been 70f.
2) The rear suspension is wonderful in soft... Until you go to turn at any speed over 40mph. Found that one setting above the lowest is perfect for cruising, and one below the highest works just fine for hwy/sport riding. We are very happy we chose to get the Rt-S with this feature. It makes the adjust-ability almost to easy
:roflblack:hyea:3) Found that 17psi in the front and 28 rear works the best for our size/weight. Not what BRP suggests. After-all it is just suggested :thumbup:
4) We think we are going to change the front shocks to setting 4. The cornering is a bit tougher than we expected it to be. Almost like there is no power assist when in gear. We know there is because at a stop we cannot move the steering to easily.
Overall we are very happy we made this purchase.
hyea:
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Keep in mind my helmet, Jacket and gloves are in two of the enclosures! LOCKED!!! Could not for the life of me get it to turn to the unlock position or go back in all the way....
ray:
